When I first started focusing on my abilities as an animal communicator, I never shut it off or out of my life ; it was 24/7. I could not get enough of hearing and seeing from any animal's point of view or talking with spirits on the other side. I would tell anyone within earshot what I saw no matter what. I had no idea how obnoxious that was for many of the people who happened to make the mistake of walking near me on my path! I was obsessed!
But looking back I have to laugh. I have come to the conclusion that it is perfectly normal to want to take in as much as possible and look for validations when first using these abilities and trying to improve them. It was not until I was watching an edition of 20/20 where they were following a story of a psychic helping on a case of a missing woman who was presumed murdered that I had a wake up call. The psychic explained that she always asked permission of the spirits to talk with them and if they could convey the information to others. I had not heard this before. I could not stop thinking about this idea.
It was the next day that I put myself in the position of the spirit who happened to be a cow that had passed over.
"May I speak with you and may I look at your health and where you have been?"
"Okay," was the answer.
For the first time I realized that using psychic abilities had a level of responsibility that was not any different than respecting others here in the physical world. I would not just walk into a strangers home and say, "Don't mind me. I'm here to observe!" and I would not just walk into someone's bedroom, unlock their diary and start to read while asking the person who wrote it to please get me a cup of coffee and some snacks as I might be a while.
In most cases following my revelation, the animals agreed to speak with me or for me to look inside their bodies or see what their history had been prior to being where they are now like adopted animals who were in stressful situations prior to their re-home. The first time an animal said no to me I was lounging in the bathtub. I had just finished talking with an Akita when I turned to the cat who lived in the same house - a client's home. The cat turned around and in the third eye realm she swatted me in the face and strolled off with her tail in the air. This cat had serious health issues but did not agree to have me look at her in any way. It was between her and her owner. When I told my client this I started to get the third degree as to why the cat did this. I could understand the owner's frustration but I had to say that I need to respect that I am not allowed in to see anything here. No means no.
I find it fascinating that often times when people meet me and find out that I am a psychic medium animal communicator, one of the first things that they do is assume I see everything about them and know their intimate details in life. When I see this happening my comment back to them is something like - "Unless you give me a hall pass I won't go there. I need permission." The look is usually one of surprise but also there is a sense of relief when they realize I mean it.
Over time this one guideline has changed my thinking of reading universal energy. I have developed my own concept of ethics because of it which i will write about in my next blog.
